The term "epidemic numbers" refers to a large and rapidly increasing amount of something, like a disease or a problem affecting a large population. Full definition
Recovering from injury — Overuse injuries are happening in epidemic numbers in youth sports. (sportstarsmag.com)
America has been trying to nail this down for many years now, and while the number of teenage mothers has dropped in the recent years, it is still near epidemic numbers. (babygaga.com)
In many countries the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes has reached epidemic numbers. (sciencedaily.com)